Results

The option to skip increases user response in the first five seconds. This is true whether they choose to view or skip the ad.

AQ biometric scores

On average, opted-in users are over 75% more engaged than users who view standard pre-roll

Scores are aggregated across all ads within a single condition and are derived from the emotional intensity during the first five seconds of each target ad in that condition.

Percent of time highly engaged with ad content

Users viewing the whole of a skippable ad (choosing not to skip) were 75% more engaged than those viewing the same ad as a standard pre-roll.

Walkers

Users viewing the whole of Walker's skippable ad (choosing not to skip) were 273% as engaged than those viewing the same ad as a standard pre-roll.

Ads deliver impact even on users who skip, and this carries through to brand recognition.

Ad recognition

Eighty one percent of users who viewed a full ad (either standard pre-roll or a viewed-through skippable ad), could subsequently recognise the ad, while 59% of users who viewed only the first five seconds of the ad were able to do the same.

Better than forcing viewers to watch your commercial is having them want to watch your advert - whether that is by viral sharing or in this case, not skipping.

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